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Pakistan: More than 1,400 cases of blasphemy last year

More than 1,400 cases of blasphemy were registered in Pakistan last year, a senior lawyer has claimed, and it is becoming increasingly dangerous for lawyers to defend the accused.
$Portsmouth\'s rejection of asylum seekers is \'mean spirited and narrow minded\' says Cathedral$
Portsmouth's rejection of asylum seekers is 'mean spirited and narrow minded' says Cathedral

Portsmouth Cathedral has condemned a "crass" decision made by the City Council over assylum seekers.
Religious freedom under threat worldwide as abuses increase, US says

Last year saw some of the most "egregious abuses of religious freedom and other human rights," the US State Department concluded in a report released yesterday.
Mother of Saudi man facing beheading and crucifixion appeals to Obama

In her first interview with international media, the mother of a man sentenced to a brutal death in Saudi Arabia has urged President Obama to call for her son's release.
$Rabbi Sacks: \'Why did God invent atheists? To stop religious leaders from getting big-headed\'$
Rabbi Sacks: 'Why did God invent atheists? To stop religious leaders from getting big-headed'

Non-believers should challenge us to think about our faith more deeply, the UK's former chief rabbi has said, noting that he enjoys a great relationship with staunch atheists like Richard Dawkins.
Bernie Sanders on his Jewish upbringing, and how it impacted his politics

Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has suggested that his Jewish upbringing had a significant impact on his decision to pursue politics.
$God doesn\'t get a mention in the Democrat presidential debate$
God doesn't get a mention in the Democrat presidential debate

Religion took a back seat during the first Democratic presidential debate last night, in stark contrast to its Republican counterparts.
$\'Convert or die, the caliphate is here\': \'ISIS\' message to Assyrian Christians in Sweden$
'Convert or die, the caliphate is here': 'ISIS' message to Assyrian Christians in Sweden

Assyrian Christians in Gothenburg have been threatened with messages linked to Islamic State, according to local reports.
$15 church leaders and rabbis held a \'service of blessing\' for an abortion clinic$
15 church leaders and rabbis held a 'service of blessing' for an abortion clinic

Religious groups are better known for protesting outside abortion clinics, but clergy in Ohio gathered last week to pray and bless the staff and patients at a clinic in Cleveland.
$100,000 raised for boy with cerebral palsy blessed by Pope Francis

Just two weeks after being blessed by the Pope, hundreds of strangers have donated over $100,000 to a boy with cerebral palsy who desperately needs a new wheelchair-accessible van.
$Justin Bieber\'s album banned in the Middle East because of his cross tattoo$
Justin Bieber's album banned in the Middle East because of his cross tattoo

Justin Bieber's album has been banned from some predominantly Muslim countries "for being too provocative", according to TMZ.
Music from the Sistine Chapel: A unique offering from the heart of Rome

The Pope's own choir has released the first ever studio recording from the Sistine Chapel. Christian Today spoke to its first full-time British member, Mark Spyropoulos.